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Nuclear Medicine: Page 292

Moly crisis overshadows SNM Image of the Year award
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - Dr. Henry Wagner's Image of the Year award is always a highlight of the annual SNM conference, but Monday was probably the first time he's given the presentation to a packed press room and a bank of TV cameras due to the ongoing molybdenum-99 crisis.
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MDS, Karpov Institute to study Mo-99 supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion and the Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry have agreed to study the feasibility of the institute providing the firm with a supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for the global nuclear medicine market.
June 14, 2009
Siemens installs first U.S. Biograph mCT units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has completed the first U.S. installations of its Biograph mCT PET/CT scanner.
June 14, 2009
SNM: New chemistry techniques improve PET/MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - A new PET/MRI system can successfully provide whole-body images of rats and other small animals, potentially improving imaging capabilities and advancing research in many areas, according to a new study presented Sunday at the SNM annual meeting.
June 14, 2009
SNM: PET improves dementia diagnoses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - A new study shows that the use of PET scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of four patients.
June 14, 2009
MILabs launches U-SPECT/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MILabs of Utrecht, Netherlands, has unveiled its new U-SPECT/CT system for small animal imaging.
June 14, 2009
AMIC, MU partner on Mo-99 device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope producer Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC) has joined with the University of Missouri (MU) to test and develop prototype compact devices to produce radioisotopes, which would supply molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) within a few years.
June 14, 2009
SNM poll: Isotope shortage affecting users, procedures
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO -- A poll of SNM members has confirmed the severity of the global molybdenum-99 shortage, as 90% say the lack of medical isotopes has impacted their practice or facility.
June 14, 2009
AMI, SMI partner on journal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) and Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI) are joining forces on the publication of the Molecular Imaging and Biology journal.
June 14, 2009
Canadian health minister meets SNM execs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Canada's Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq told SNM leadership that the country wants to work with them to help solve the issue of reoccurring medical isotope shortages.
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Lantheus signs Australian moly deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed a deal with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) to receive molybdenum-99m produced at ANSTO's Open Pool Australian Lightwater reactor.
June 14, 2009
Bracco debuts new CardioGen pump at SNM show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics launched a new infusion pump for its CardioGen-82 PET radiopharmaceutical at this week's SNM show.
June 14, 2009
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